Real Madrid wins the Champions League and Vini Jr. stands out

This Saturday afternoon (01), at Wembley Stadium, in England, after beating Borussia Dortmund by a score of 2-0, Real Madrid won the title of champion of the Champions League, season 2023/2024 and, the highlight is from left-winger Vinicius Junior. Scorer of the Madrid team's second goal, the Brazilian graced the main covers of European newspapers.

Vini Jr. breaks records

Since being sold by Flamengo to Real Madrid in 2017, Vini Jr. has stood out for his good performance on and off the field and, winning another Champions League title comes to crown the player's great phase. After his goal in the final, Vini Jr. broke records and became the first Brazilian player to score in more than one Champions League final.

Vinicius Junior, who had already scored two goals in the final against Liverpool, in the 2021/2022 season, also became, alongside Lionel Messi, the second player to score two goals in the finals of Europe's biggest competition, before the age of 24. age.

Newspapers praise Vini Jr.

After finding the net in the grand final of the Champions League, the main covers of European newspapers echoed and praised Brazilian Vinicius Junior. The Spanish newspaper Marca made a point of reproducing on its cover the image of Vini Jr. as a Roman emperor and, just below, the phrase from the Roman Emperor Julius Caesar: “Veni, vidi, vici” (I came I saw I conquered).

_{Vini Jr. appears on the cover of the Marca newspaper in Spain (Photo: reproduction/Instagram/@marca)}

The game

The match that declared Real Madrid champions of the Champions League for the 2023/2024 season was closely contested, but the game's two goals only came in the second half. In the first half, Borussia Dortmund created the main chances, but were unable to convert them into goals.

In the second half, in the 73rd minute, midfielder Toni Kroos took a good corner kick, right-back Carvajal went up and headed strong, opening the score for Real Madrid.

In the final stretch of the game, in the 82nd minute, left-back Maatsen missed the ball, Bellingham took advantage of the error and made an excellent pass to Brazilian Vini. Jr, who hit the goalkeeper hard, giving final numbers to the match: Real Madrid 2 x 0 Borussia Dortmund

Featured Photo: Vini Jr. celebrates a goal scored in the Champions League final (Reproduction/Instagram/@realmadrid)